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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-14: Inipi-Grandfather's Breath; Yuwipi-Little Lights from Nowhere; Looking at the Sun, They Dance; Don't Hurt the Trees; Roll Up the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did the Indian who had lost a leg in an industrial accident receive in insurance money?
(a) Twelve thousand dollars.
(b) Ten thousand dollars.
(c) Fifteen thousand dollars.
(d) Five thousand dollars.

2. What was on the blanket that Lame Deer's grandmother had made especially for the vision pit?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A star.
(c) A circle.
(d) A thunderbird.

3. Richard Erdoes tells Lame Deer that good art cannot be made with what?
(a) A jackhammer.
(b) A mountain.
(c) Piece of green frog skin.
(d) A tail feather.

4. Lame Deer talks about a bird in the book that doesn't chirp. What did the white man call this type of bird?
(a) A golden eagle.
(b) A crow.
(c) A night hawk.
(d) An owl.

5. What church was Lame Deer a member of for five years?
(a) The Church of the American Indian.
(b) The Native American Church.
(c) First Indian American Church.
(d) Eastern Community Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lame Deer tells a story about his uncle and how his horse's rope was pulled into a badger's hole. What did his uncle have to do with the rope?

2. How many days did the ghost dance last?

3. What does the word inipi mean?

4. One way for young folks to get together was for the girl to stand outside her family's tipi with what?

5. What was the name for men who dressed like women?

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